Tan Chun-hei reports that in the night of the 18th of June a heavy rainstorm caused the river to rise, with the result that the embankment gave way in the Hsiian-Wei district and about a thousand mow of Jand'were submerged, This land had just been planted with seedlings, which were buried underneath a layer of sand and gravel.
On the 20th of May a destructive hailstorm created similar havoc in the Yungshan district in that it caused the mountain torrents to greatly increase in volume, and they, rushing onwards in their wild career carried everything before them.
Memorialist has given orders that every thing be done to alleviate the suffering caused by these floods, and has directed those concerned to see that steps are taken to clear the land and that preparations are made for the second harvest.
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